﻿Tuneful Tuesday﻿

Every Tuesday we will have a song. Songs have for hundreds of years been some of the best examples of exemplary writing. The goal of the year is to connect to what we read on a different level. I hope we think about what we read and create our own meaning. I also want you to analyze and reflect on how the writer/musician connected the words into a unified work. Each week's song will be posted here so you can find it, even if you are absent. For you to get credit, you need to have a full page or about 150 words. Copy or glue song into journal. Highlight and label each element you find. Also, make sure you suggest songs to be added to our list. I am old and need help with newer songs!!! In order to see lyrics, you need to be logged into your school google account (Eanesisd.)

8/23 I Lived by One Republic Lyricstheme, point of view, metaphor, repetition, antithesis, Find the theme, point of view, and 3 literary devices used in the song. Reflection/connection. It needs to fill the page. Connect to either a line in the poem or the theme. You can write what "living" means to you. You can say how you hope to "live" in 8th grade. You can talk about the poem's mood, and how it relates to the first week of school. It can be a combination of any of these questions or just one. Whatever you need to fill the page of paper. If you write small, you can adjust. If you write big, you will need to adjust. You should have at least 150 words on a page.

8/30 "If You're Reading This" by Tim McGrawLyricsIndirect and direct characterization, theme, narrative, symbolismReflection/Connection: What is the story behind this song? Pick out a variety of lines and tell the story or the background behind those lines. Who is the main character? Create a plot diagram for this song. Create some rising action scenarios that could have gone into this story, but are not mentioned. Retell this story from another character's point of view (wife,mother, brother)

9/6"Icarus" by BastilleLyricsallusion, theme, narrative, imagery, symbolism, inferenceReflection/connection: You need to fill your page. Here are some possible ideas. What does it mean to be Icarus? What do you think the wind symbolizes. Describe a time when you felt like Icarus. What do you do if you are Icarus' friend?

9/13 "Budapest" by George Ezra Lyricstheme, message, repetition, sensory imagery, metaphor, setting, Reflection/Connection: Pick a historical event. Create a story around that event, either as the setting or part of the conflict. Who are the people that would be involved? How would they interact and talk with each other? What are the emotions/feelings people would experience. What were some causes and effects?

9/20 "Paradise" by Coldplay Lyricssymbolism, allusion, metaphor, personification, narrative, irony, understatement, Reflection/Connection: What is the setting? Tell the story from 3rd person point of view? Write a journal entry as if you were the protagonist. What does paradise symbolize? What connections can you make to any part of the song? How does seeing the pictures in the video add or detract from the lyrics? How does the song connect to any of the characters we've read about?

9/27 "When September Ends" by GreendayLyricsnarrative, setting, indirect characterization, mood, theme, sensory imagery, hyperbole, symbolismReflection/Connection: What could the "September" sybolize in this song? What do you think is the story behind the song? Descibe a time in your life where you have been "Drenched in pain." Make a poem that starts with one line in this song. What is the mood and how does it add to the theme of the song. What is the message or theme of the song?

10/3 Maps by Maroon 5 Lyricssymbolism, repetition, narrative, 1st person, rhymeReflection/Connection: What is the story in the song? Create a storyboard for this song. It should have at least 9 pictures. You can list phrases or words to accompany picture, but you do not need to write a full page.